Turkish athletes Salikha Korkmaz and Merje Bekmes won a quota for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in a mixed relay marathon, which was first held at the World Sports Walking Championship.
The Turkish team in Salikh Korkmaz and Merje Bekmes took part in a mixed relay marathon, which took place on the territory of EXPO 2016 in Antalya.
Salikh Korkmaz and Merje Bekmes ended the race in 20th place over time 3.05.33. Thanks to this result, the national athletes managed to get a quota for Paris 2024, where 22 teams will take part.
In these competitions, the Italian 2 team as part of Francesco Fortunato and Valentina Trapletti won gold with a result of 2.56.45, the Japanese team in Koki Iked and Kumiko Okada won silver with a result of 2.57.04, and the Spain team in Alvaro Martin and Laura Garcia-Karo won bronze with a result of 2.57.47.
According to the results of the Italy 2, Japan, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Spain 2, Ukraine 3, France, Spain 3, China 2, China, Colombia 2, Germany, Colombia, Australia 2, Japan 3, India, India Mexico 2, Turkey, Slovakia, Ukraine 2 teams qualified to participate in competitions in Paris 2024.